Jule Marie Schmitz, M. A.

Background

Jule Schmitz supports the InveSt HPV project which aims to increase HPV vaccination rates in Germany. Her research focuses on physician-patient communication in the context of planetary health issues. Overall, her interests lie in promoting healthy and climate-friendly behaviors and in understanding their drivers. Jule studied Public Relations and Health Communication in Hanover and Erfurt.

Areas of interest: physician-patient communication, climate change mitigation behavior, behavioral change

Curriculum Vitae

Academic career

• 2020 – 2023 Master of Arts (M.A.) in Health Communication, University of Erfurt
• 2019 – 2019 Minor in Creative Business/Media Psychology, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht  
• 2017 – 2020 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Public Relations, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hanover

Employment

• 2023 – 2025 University of Erfurt, project associate (InveSt HPV), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health
• 2024 - 2025 Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, research associate (YAHEE and MSCL project on heat adaptation)
• 2022 – 2023 Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, intern
• 2021 – 2022 Communication Lab Erfurt, project assistant (ALIVE)
• 2021 – 2022 University of Erfurt, student research assistant

Publications

• Betsch, C., Sprengholz, P., Siegers, R., Eitze, S., Korn, L., Goldhahn, L., Schmitz, J. M., Giesler, P., Knauer, G., & Jenny, M. A. (2021). Empirical evidence to understand the human factor for effective rapid testing against SARS-CoV-2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(32), e2107179118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2107179118
• Jenny, M. A., Schmitz, J. M., & Betsch., C. (2023). Klimaschutz und Gesundheitsförderung: Über den Wert sozial- und verhaltenswissenschaftlicher Ansätze. In J. Graalmann, E. von Hirschhausen & K. Blum (Eds.), Jetzt oder nie: Nachhaltigkeit im Gesundheitswesen: Ökologisch. Ökonomisch. Menschlich. Digital (pp. 139 – 150). MWV.